Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) have found a way to transform skin cells into the three major stem cell types that comprise early-stage embryos. The work (in mouse cells) has significant implications for modelling embryonic disease and placental dysfunctions, as well as paving the way to create whole embryos from skin cells.
As published in Cell Stem Cell, Dr. Yossi Buganim of HU’s Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research and his team discovered a set of genes capable of transforming murine skin cells into all three of the cell types that comprise the early embryo: the embryo itself, the placenta and the extra-embryonic tissues, such as the umbilical cord. In the future, it may be possible to create entire human embryos out of human skin cells, without the need for sperm or eggs. This discovery also has vast implications for modelling embryonic defects and shedding light on placental dysfunctions, as well as solving certain infertility problems by creating human embryos in a petri dish.
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Tony and his bots!!! But the oil in smoothie thing sparked an idea for me. Tony bring practically impervious to pranks by the team bc of his bots. Clint can't just drop hot sauce in Tony's coffee bc not only do the boys do that so often that he just fuckkn drinks it but he's gotten worse from them as well. 1/2
2/2 Nat has to put some more effort into just jumping tony to scare him bc he’s always dodging swinging arms and fire extinguishers. Loud noises and tripping him don’t work easy bc of the state of his workshop. I do stand by the fact that Jarvis can make a fool out of him with anything tho
I LOVE THIS IDEA!!!!
The point is JARVIS doesn’t want to. Especially not in the beginning, where the Avengers are still strangers, still can’t be trusted with Sir’s well-being. He doesn’t give anyone ammunition lightly, and after Stane and Fury have both managed to disable him, well. JARVIS may not remember those incidents but it’s not like he forgets they happened.
So fairly soon the Avengers are convinced Tony is immune to pranks. It’s almost terrifying how easily he avoids them. Especially when you consider that word class spies and enhanced humans are at work here and Stark never even got any formal training.
(They don’t realise that JARVIS considers their pranks a threat to Tony and either disables them or informs Sir until Tony specifically tells him it’s fine. Even then potential triggers and threats to Sir’s health are still blacklisted by JARVIS. The AI takes his creator’s safety very serious. One of them has to after all)
And even after JARVIS eventually eases up on his safety protocols, it’s still no fun to prank Tony (as Clint will whine constantly. For, well, who am I kidding, the rest of their lives. Or however long it takes for Natasha to snap and kill him.) The worst part isn’t that Tony doesn’t fall victim to the occasional trap, it’s that he doesn’t even notice he’s being pranked.
Thanks to his bots’ antics, he’s used to weird tasting food and drinks (JARVIS will warn him if it’s poisonous), stumbling over odd things in his way, being drenched in questionable liquids, and so on.
Long story short, Tony doesn’t understand why but for some reason Barton holds a very strong grudge against his bots?
(DUM-E and BUTTERFINGERS eventually launch a prank war against Clint. U seeks cover in the workshop. The rest of the tower lies in figurative ashes after three days. There are many causalities, up and including Natasha’s favourite pair of shoes (they’ve got blades hidden inside the heels), Steve’s least hated suit, Bruce’s entire lab (that was an accident), the Hulk’s favourite blanket (that one wasn’t an accident but is greatly regretted by everyone) and Thor’s entire wardrobe (the clothes he was wearing at the time very much included). Oh, and Clint.
Tony doesn’t even notice.
(Except that one time Steve had bright blue hair for a week, but that gave him an idea for a new camouflage suit and well, nobody has seen the genius in question since.)
JARVIS takes up the job of scolding DUM-E and BUTTERFINGERS for starting the war. He then promptly launches a counter-attack on their behalf.)
Here’s a recommendation for fans of welcome to night vale:
The Kirlian Frequency.
It’s a Spanish (edit: language) animated series about a radio host in a mysterious supernatural town. Each story is pretty much separate and you can find the whole thing on Netflix.
Jarvis: I’m sorry sir, for being late
Tony: Hehe….House Party….Protocol…?
Jarvis: Yes sir
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Ahhhhhhhhhh! I’m sending Jarvis to save him!!!!